Chad Johnson isn't a moron. He's a smart guy with a high football IQ.
Let me explain something to you about WR's like this....
First, he was washed up when he left Cincinnati. Not in ability, but in willing to sell out to make a play. He's not willing to do anything that doesn't benefit Chad Johnson.
All that talk about him not being able to produce in New England with Tom Brady because he didn't know the playbook is nonsense. That's what he WANTED them to think. Like I said, he's not stupid.
The reason he couldn't produce there is because he wasn't willing to sell out and run the routes that put his body in jeopardy making tough catches, so he acted like he couldn't pick up the playbook. He figured eventually they'd just tell him to run odd numbers on the route tree since he was having trouble "understanding the playbook". Only Belichick didn't fall for it.
You saw how afraid he is to make catches over the middle on Hard Knocks. Garrard flat out told him that he had to catch that pass over the middle in practice that he was dropping... Garrard even went to so far as to tell him "He ain't gon' blow you up... catch the ball"... referring to Jonathan Wade.
Dr. WV is spot on about one thing regarding Chad Johnson... he's here to goof off.
He makes it difficult on a coach because he's so clever with how he goes about it. He still practices hard and presents a good working example for young receivers in practice. He knows that's enough to allow him to continue his antics, and makes it hard on the coaches to flat out get rid of him. Especially a rookie head coach with no established receiving talent.
The sooner Miami gets rid of him, the better off they'll be. Same as Brandon Marshall, except he can still play a little bit.
